The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-08
hospitable climate the strangest incident

with brain fever. One day when the
mercury cuddled down in the vicinity of
so degrees below zero, he left the shanty
for a short walk on the ice. The pains
in his head were excruciating, and he
longed for relief. Around the ship was a
place kept clear of ice, and by a mistep
he fell into the chilling water. With re-
markahle activity for one dressed for an
arctic winter he scrambled ont and sue
ceeded in getting back to the hut. which
fortunately was near at hand, before be-
ing frozen to death. With the help Of his
companions he removed his clothing and
turned in.
How long he slept he knows not, but
when he awoke his memory had returned.
Springing from his bunk he looked wild
ly around, and cried out to his compan-
ions: "Where is my regiment? Where is
the Thirteenth New Hampshire? Am I
prisoner"
It seemed but five minutes since he
was struck down by the enemy's shot on
the green turf of old Virginia. His COM
panions looked at him in amaZement, and
began to whisper and shake their heads.
The cold bath, they thought, had fixed
him.
II certainly had. Once more could he
remember the cries of battle and the
sound of shot and shell as they sped on
their errands of death. He put his hands
to his head, and thought it strange that
no blood came off with them. He asked
his companions who had taken him pris-
oner; who had won the fight, and how it
was done. They only looked upon him
with charitable commiseration, and as
sured him that he would soon be all right.
This seemed stranger still, and he
THOUGHT THEM ALL LUNATICs.
Finally Capt. Budington, who was on
board the Polaris, and who had been in
formed of the carpenters strange actions,
sent for him.
Imagine Lieut.. Coffin's surprise when,
on opening the door of the hut to follow
the guidance of the man who delivered
Capt. Budington's message, he saw otter
ally), for the first time the towering
mountains of ice and the miles of perpet-
ual snow.
This, indeed, was strange. 1t seemed
but few moments since he was inhaling
the fragrant, fower-scented air of old
Virginia and saw the green raiment of
summer on every hand. Now all was
changed, and he could not understand it.
Had the bullet killed him, and was this
part of the other world? 1t certainly re-
minded him of scene from Dante's "In-
ferno," and yet he seemed the same flesh
and blood as he was before being stricken
down by the death-dealing bullet.
He looked and wondered, and the heav-
en-kissing peaks of snow and ice returned
his gaze in solemn silence.
Arriving before Capt. Burlington, that
gentleman said: "Well, carpenter, they
tell me you are little off; how is it"
"To tell you the truth, Captain, I'm be-
ginning to think so myself" replied Lieut..
Coffin; Il was wounded about five min
utes ago right here on my"
"That's all right, Coffin, that's all right;
you just go add turn in and get a good
sleep: perhaps that will do you good"
And so he left the Captain with his head
full of strange thoughts.
1t was useless for him to try to explain
anything to his messmates, for they all
thought him daft, and when he began to
tell how he was wounded the rest of the
men exchanged sly winks and tapped
their heads knowingly.
1t was not till after Lieut.. Coffin had
read the entries made in his notebooks
for many years back that it began to
dawn upon him that he had lived for
years in dreamland. He ceased trying to
explain things to the ships crew. and
after awhile the affair was forgotten.
After many weary months waiting
for the spring Lieut.. Coffin, with the as
sistance of First Engineer J. w. Booth
and the chief mate constructed two boats,
by which they finally made their way,
under many dangers, to the northern
point of Melville Bay. about twenty miles
below Cape York, where they were finally
rescued by a whaler.
When. Lieut. Coffin returned to this
country he went before the Board of
Medical Examiners. The old wound on
his head was found. He applied for a
pension, and by a special act of the Forty
eighth Congress it was granted. He first
went to the Togus National Home, but,
firing of life of inactivity, he purchased
sloop, and now makes his home aboard
of her. He is as proud of his boat as
Cen Paine is of the Volunteer, and on
any fine day passer-by on Water street
may see him sitting near the helm enjoy
ing the luxuries of an afternoon smoke
or fixing something about his much-loved
(lfe.) Cor. Boston Globe.
In many localities Hoods Sarsaparilla
is in such general demand that it is the
recognized family medicine People write
that "the whole neighborhood is taking
it," etc. Particularly is this true of Low
ell, Mass, where it is made. and where
more of Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold than
of any other sarsaparilla or blood purifier.
1t is the great remedy for debility, scrof-
ula, dyspepsia, biliousness, OF any disease
caused by impure state or low condition
of the blood. Give it trial.
The directors OF the Piedmont exposition at
Atlanta, Ca, have invited the attendance of
Union Veteran associations. urging the old SOL
diers who fought between Chattanooga and At
lant to revisit the battlefields duripg the expo
stion.
Foraker has embraced every oppor-
tunity possible to insult the southern
people and the Democracy by referring
to the old war issues in d manner cal
culated to revive the bitter feelings of
hatred that formerly existed between
the north and south. Wauerly
Watchman.
Aha! Foraker ''insulted the South
ern people" How? By referring to
the war issues.n Now. let's see what |